Does KAYAK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KAYAK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KAYAK. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KAYAK?

88% of KAYAK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KAYAK 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KAYAK?

Software Engineer (44) , Manager (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Manager (8) , Director (7) , Product Manager (7) , Campaign Manager (5) , Commercial Team (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Commercial Manager (4) , Engineer (4) , Product Designer (4) , Content Support Specialist (3) , Data Specialist (3) , Designer (3)

What are the pros of working at KAYAK according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and interesting industry to be in" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good benefits for permanent employees." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 26 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 23 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KAYAK according to real employee reviews?

"poor management, lack of direction" ((in 16 reviews)); "A lot of design decisions still come from senior leadership rather looking into real user problems" ((in 12 reviews)); "That being said, my manager did everything in their power and was absolutely amazing to work with." ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management in North America are cliquey, racist and only hire within their own ethnicity" ((in 8 reviews)); "Zero communication between departments, throw over the fence attitude." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about KAYAK layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about KAYAK layoffs and their outlook for job security at KAYAK in 2026.

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KAYAK reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(403 total reviews)

Peer Bueller

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

KAYAK has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 403 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The KAYAK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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403 reviews

4.0

Dec 7, 2020

A Great Company with room for improvements at management level

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

brilliant people, opportunity to grow, constantly innovating

Cons

mobbing instead of open talks and lack of transparency

4.0

Oct 13, 2020

Not bad

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and relaxed workplace environment

Cons

Not very organised management, very US centric

1.0

Oct 1, 2020

Bad energy, too competitive people and horrible culture

Localisation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free snacks and beers, lots of events

Cons

The culture is so bad, kayak is making people crying for small things. The reason why they are investing lots in events and drinks is just to retain people. Promotions based on who you know inside and lack of trainings. Engineers are just getting the shares and they are bully against others, and Kayak is promoting this. Marketing is managed poorly by Copenhagen, CPH is getting all the promotions and there is lack of professionalism. They are racist towards other cultures as well. The energy is the worst thing I've ever experienced.

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